- Album list
- Singer Intro
La Mafia is a four-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band.
History
La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. Vocalist Oscar De La Rosa & producer/keyboardist/accordionist Armando Lichtenberger Jr. created an original style that survived various changes in the music industry. The band consists of Tim Ruiz on bass, David Delagarza on keyboards and background vocals, Eduardo Torres on drums, Viktor Pacheko on Guitar and Robbie Longoria on six bass and percussion. in 2007 The band has won 2 Grammys & 2 Latin Grammys was nominated in 2009 for a Latin Grammy for the album Eternamente Romanticos.
La Mafia, seeking to expand their musical horizons, began touring extensively in Mexico and Latin America beginning in the late 1980s. The practice of Mexican-American artists performing in Mexico on a large scale was unheard of before La Mafia. Band members
Oscar De La Rosa - vocalist Armando Lichtenberger Jr. - accordion, keyboards & Producer David Delagarza III - Keyboards & Vocals Tim Ruiz - bass Eduardo Torres - drums Viktor Pacheko - guitar Robbie Longoria - six bass-percussions & Congas
Former members
Leonardo Gonzales (brother of Oscar De La Rosa Gonzales) - guitar Robert Gonzalez - guitar & bass guitar Marion Aquilina - guitar Israel (Speedy) Villanueva - bass guitar Adolf Alonso - bass guitar Rudy Martinez bass guitar Tony Rodriguez - drums Mario Gonzalez - drums Adam Mosqueda - drums Jason Rodriguez - bass guitar Michael Aguilar - drums Jesse Moreno - Sax Jesse Peralez - Sax Rick Patino - Sax-Trumpet David Flores - Sax Joe Gonzales - drums
Discography
Since 1993, La Mafia has recorded each of its hits at its own Urbana Recording Studios, including the million-selling Estas Tocando Fuego and Ahora y Siempre. The band has recorded 35 albums and CDs, not including dozens of compilation and greatest hits releases. Studio albums
1980: La Mafia de Oscar y Leonardo Gonzales 1981: Only In Texas 1982: The Magnificent 7 1982: Honey (Cariño) 1983: Electrifying 1983: Mafia Mania 1984: Hot Stuff 1985: Neon Static 1985: Herencia Norteña 1986: La Mafia 1986 1987: A Todo Color 1988: Amame 1989: Xplosiv 1990: Enter the Future 1990: Con Tanto Amor 1991: Non-Stop (unreleased) 1991: Estas Tocando Fuego 1992: Ahora y Siempre 1994: Vida 1996: Un Millón de Rosas 1997: En Tus Manos 1998: Euforia 1999: Momentos 2000: Contigo 2001: Inconfundible 2004: Nube Pasajera 2004: Para El Pueblo 2008: Eternamente Romanticos 2014: Amor y Sexo
Compilations, Duets, And Live Abums
1981: La Mafia 1984: 15 Hits 1987: La Mafia Live 1991: Party Time 1991: 1991 1993: Nuestras Merjores Canciones - 17 1995: Puro Tejano 1995: Éxitos en Vivo 1998: Hits De Ceccion Vol. 1 2001: Para Enamorados 2002: Tejano All Stars 2003: Los Hits 2003: 30 Éxitos Insuperables 2006: Nuevamente 2006: La Historia de La Mafia: Los Exitos 2008: Leyendas 2011: La Mafia: Live In The 80s
|